Department 09The Funny
The Funny
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The part of the magazine that knows what 6am actually sounds like. Loud, printed on the cheap stock, and completely unserious — except about rights and credit.
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Memes
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Cartoons
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Anonymous field stories
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Call-center humor
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Sales humor
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Installer humor
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Marketing humor
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Owner / operator humor
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Technology humor
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Things Customers Actually Said
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The meme wall
Ten to start. When your crew sends theirs in, these get swapped for the real jobsite shots — the captions still work.
Customer: “I watched a YouTube video, so I started it myself.”
The video did not cover this part.
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Opening the supply house invoice
for the stuff you “might need.”
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Me hearing the words
“It was working when I left.”
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Customer at 7:02 AM:
“You said seven.”
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Previous contractor: “Don’t worry, it’s all labeled.”
It was not all labeled.
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Two journeymen watching the apprentice
do it right the first time. Suspicious.
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Hearing “quick question” from the top of a 28-foot ladder
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“Take five.”
Minute forty-seven.
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“Can I speak to the owner?”
“Speaking.” … long silence …
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Foreman: “Check the torque on that.”
Apprentice: “Checked.”
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